Degree
Requirements for the MSN-NP Degree:
|
Cognates
and Foundation Courses (UT Tyler): |
| Course/Title |
Semester Credit Hours |
| NURS 5312 |
Nursing Theory |
3-0 |
| NURS 5308 |
Contemporary
Healthcare Ethics |
3-0 |
| NURS 5320 |
Research Design |
3-0 |
| NURS
5324 | Healthcare
Informatics |
3-0 |
| NURS
5350 |
Advanced
Pathophysiology |
3-0 |
| NURS
5352 |
Advanced
Health Assessment |
1-2 |
| NURS
5354 |
Advanced
Nursing Pharmacotherapeutics |
3-0 |
| HECC
5317 |
Biometric
Methods |
3-0 |
| Total
Semester Credit Hours |
22 |
At
this point, the student must be accepted by the School of
Nursing at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center prior
to enrolling in the following courses:
| Course/Title |
Semester Credit Hours |
| NURS
5300 |
Community
Health I: Foundations of Community Health
Nursing |
3:1:6 |
| NURS
5301 |
Community
Health II: Role Design and Implementation |
3:1:6 |
| NURS
5340 |
Primary
Health Care I: Advanced Assessment, Pathology,
and Management |
3:1:6 |
| NURS
5341 |
Primary
Health Care II: Advanced Role Application |
3:1:6 |
| NURS
6000 |
Thesis |
6:0:0 |
| NURS
6060 |
Nursing
Practicum |
6:0:6 |
| Total
Semester Credit Hours |
48 |
*A
majority of clinical must be completed in medically
underserved settings.
|
Minimum
Requirements for the Post-Masters Nurse Practitioner
Option |
| UTT/Title |
Semester Credit Hours |
| NURS
5352 |
Advanced
Health Assessment |
1-2 |
| NURS
5354 |
Advanced
Nursing Pharmacotherapeutics |
3-0 |
| TTUHSC |
|
| NURS
5340 |
Primary
Health Care I: Advanced Assessment, Pathology,
and Management |
3:1:6 |
| NURS
5341 |
Primary
Health Care II: Advanced Role Application |
3:1:6 |
| NURS
6060 |
Nursing
Practicum |
6:0:36 |
| Total
Semester Credit Hours |
18 |
*All Nurse Practitioner
students are required to hold Advanced Life Support
Certification appropriate to their clinical specialty as a
pre- or co-requisite to NURS 5340.
The Director of
the Graduate Program at TTUHSC will review the applicant's
academic preparation and/or competency in epidemiology,
pathophysiology, and community health. Any deficiencies
are remedied with additional course work listed below as
prerequisite/co-requisite to NURS 5340.
| NURS
5350 |
Advanced
Pathophysiology (UTT) |
3-0 |
| NURS
5140 |
Lab
Methods for Primary Health Care (TTUHSC) |
1-0 |
| NURS
5300 |
Community
Health I (TTUHSC) |
3:1:6 |
| NURS
5301 |
Community
Health II (TTUHSC) |
3:1:6 |
For furthur
information or an application, please contact:
|
Gayle P.
Varnell, Ph.D, RN, CPNP
Assistant Dean for Advanced Practice
Phone: (903) 566-7035 or
E-mail: gvarnell@mail.uttyl.edu |
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